Elite Syncopations
| Elite Syncopations | |
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| by Scott Joplin | |
 First edition sheet music cover. | |
| Genre | Ragtime |
| Form | Rag |
| Composed | 1902 |
| Published | 1903 |
| Publisher | John Stark & Son |
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"Elite Syncopations" is a 1902 ragtime piano composition by American composer Scott Joplin, originally published in 1903 by John Stark & Son.[1][2] One of his more popular works, it is one of a handful of Joplin's rags for which he recorded a piano roll. The cover of the original sheet music prominently features a well-dressed man and lady sitting on a treble staff, looking down upon a cherub clutching a cymbal in each hand,[2] which reflects plainly the title of the piece. In 1974, the British Royal Ballet, under director Kenneth MacMillan, created the ballet Elite Syncopations based on tunes by Joplin and other composers of the era.
Musical structure[]
The piece's musical structure is:
- Intro A A B B A C C D D
It begins in [F major], and modulates to [B-flat major] at the beginning of the C section, where it remains until the end of the piece. In addition, many parts of the piece are somewhat chromatic, especially section A.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Elite Syncopations, by S. Joplin (1868–1917)". Mutopia Project. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Elite syncopations" (sheet music). Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
External links[]
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Wikisource has sheet music: |
- Musical score and recording on the International Music Score Library Project
- Musical score and MIDI from the Mutopia Project
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